The Future of QAT: AI-First Automation is No Longer Optional

The Acceleration of Application Value Creation

The number of applications required to support business needs, innovation, and value creation is accelerating, and so is the complexity of those apps.  Current quality assurance and testing approaches simply can’t keep up. 

As of 2025, companies are dedicating approximately 35% of their IT budgets to quality assurance and testing (QAT) and testing activities—a number that masks the millions of humans required. At the same time as software QAT is being placed under increased demand, software quality is failing.

The cost of poor software quality globally is staggering and continues to rise. As of 2022, the Consortium for Information and Software Quality estimated that US companies spend at least $2.41 trillion annually on it.

A new CIO-level Enterprise Wide Agenda

Adding more humans and costs to solve the software quality crisis isn’t feasible. The answer lies in AI-first approaches. Just as CIOs are being charged with charting an AI-first agenda for their Enterprises – the best operators are looking at how to reshape IT and development spending with AI-first approaches – cutting to a fraction the 35% or more of budgets going to QAT and reducing the cost of inadequate QAT gated by human factors and legacy scripting tools.

This starts with ending manual testing as we know it.

The End of Manual Testing as We Know It

The landscape of software quality assurance (SQA) is undergoing a seismic shift. Traditional QA automation, reliant on manual testers, scriptwriters, and recording tools, is rapidly becoming obsolete. Businesses that fail to adopt AI-first SQA solutions risk falling behind in speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. 

Enter GENI, Appvance’s revolutionary AI-first SQA automation technology that eliminates manual scripting and significantly accelerates test coverage.

Why AI-First SQA is the Future

Eliminating Human Effort in Test Automation

GENI is the first true AI-first automation platform, allowing companies to automate up to 80% or more of the human effort typically required in software testing. Unlike traditional automation tools requiring human-led scripting, GENI converts English-written test cases into fully functional test scripts in minutes. The result? Unparalleled speed, accuracy, and coverage.

Speeding Up Test Execution

Manual and traditional automation processes can take months to develop, refine, and execute. With GENI, enterprises can generate test scripts 400 times faster than manual efforts. This speeds up the development cycle and ensures that software releases are thoroughly tested without delays.

Reducing Costs and Increasing ROI

Manual testing and script maintenance costs account for up to 85% of SQA automation resources in many organisations. GENI dramatically reduces these costs by automating script generation and maintenance. With a return on investment seen in as little as one week, businesses can reallocate their SQA resources to higher-value tasks such as test data analysis and expanded requirements testing.

How GENI Works

1. Upload Your Test Cases

GENI’s built-in converter formats your English test cases for seamless processing. Simply upload them, and GENI handles the rest.

2. Create a Digital Twin of Your Application

Before test execution, GENI maps out the application’s workflows, creating a “Digital Twin” that works with transformers to understand test cases step by step and write the code to automate them in minutes. It serves as the foundation for aligning test cases with actual application behavior, ensuring precise and comprehensive test coverage.

3. AI-Powered Test Conversion

GENI’s generative AI automatically translates test cases into scripts, adjusting for variations and validations. This eliminates the need for human scriptwriters and outdated automation tools.

4. Automated Test Execution

With AI-generated scripts ready, teams can execute tests through an intuitive interface, whether running individual tests or bulk scenarios. This ensures rapid detection of issues and improved software quality.

Key Benefits of GENI

  • 100% script writing and maintenance automation – No more manual scripting or recorders.
  • Obsoletes traditional tools like SeleniumGENI’s AI-first automation surpasses legacy frameworks.
  • Accelerates digital transformation – Enables organizations to release high-quality software faster.
  • Massively reduces testing costs – Saves billions of dollars in SQA expenditure across industries.
  • Ensures broader application coverage – AI-first testing eliminates human error and oversight.

The Competitive Advantage of AI-First QA

Businesses that continue relying on outdated testing methodologies will struggle to keep pace with the increasing speed of software development. GENI provides a significant competitive advantage by enabling organizations to maintain superior quality standards while reducing costs and improving efficiency. CIOs, CTOs, and software development leaders who embrace AI-first SQA automation will be at the forefront of the next generation of software testing.

Conclusion: The Time to Adopt AI-First Testing is Now

GENI is more than just an incremental improvement in SQA automation—it’s a fundamental shift that makes manual testing, scriptwriting, and legacy automation tools obsolete. The future of SQA belongs to AI-first automation, and companies that adopt this technology today will lead their industries tomorrow.

Now releasing to select Enterprises globally – Join the Waitlist!

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